Nine walks for little legs

Our favourite short family trails through woodlands stuffed with wildlife, kickabout parkland and natural play areas

View of the front of the Mansion at Attingham Park
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Attingham Park, Shropshire 

There are miles of walks at Attingham. This family-sized stroll leads you through wildlife-rich parkland and gets you up close to the famous deer herd.

Say hello to the deers at Attingham Park
misty view of the parkland at Brockhampton
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Brockhampton Estate, Herefordshire 

Children will love playing among the wild flowers on this easy trail around the estate. Make sure you keep an eye out for wildlife along the way.

Look out for wildlife on a walk at Brockhampton
Family at the Natural Play Trail at Box Hill, Surrey
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Box Hill, Surrey 

Our natural play trail is a wonderful way to explore these woods. You can climb, clamber, balance and wobble your way along the route. Or make a secret den among the trees.

Have an adventure at Box Hill
Two puffins on Staple Island, part of the Farne Islands
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Farne Island, Northumberland 

Kids will love keeping their eyes peeled for shy puffins on this walk. There are lots of other coastal birds to look out for. And don't forget to visit the lighthouse.

Look out for puffins on Farne Island
Visitors walking the family trail at Gibside, Tyne & Wear
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Gibside, Derwent Valley 

Discover Strawberry Castle adventure play area on this pushchair-friendly family trail. Budding naturalists can look for Red Kites from the Wildlife Hide. Little adventurers can take the low rope challenge.

Follow the family trail at Gibside
Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire photographed across the River Avon
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Lacock, Wiltshire 

Children will enjoy this stroll though idyllic, flower-rich farmland. See if you can spot any dragonflies or fish surfacing sleepily in the River Avon. Then see where Harry Potter was filmed in Lacock Abbey.

Explore the river banks at Lacock
Lanhydrock Respryn bridge
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Lanhydrock Respryn ramble 

This gentle walk is a great way to explore the dappled woodland, rivers and parkland of the Lanhydrock estate. See if you can spot rare kingfishers and otters. At dusk, look out for Daubentons bats skimming the water for insects.

Enjoy the sites and sounds of Lanhydrock
Children running down the hill at Plas Newydd
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Plas Newydd, Anglesey 

This short trail has strategically-placed fun along the way. There's a treehouse for let's pretend games and an adventure playground to burn off some energy. Can you spot the estate's oldest tree?

Enjoy a family walk at Plas Newydd
Walking boots
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Watersmeet, Devon 

Pack the family a picnic for this ramble down a dramatic gorge surrounded by ancient woodland. There are deer in the woods. Look out for otters in the river and herons keeping watch over the water.

Go exploring at Watersmeet